An Achievable-Region-Based Approach for Kidney Allocation Policy Design with Endogenous Patient Choice

Problem definition: Deceased-donor kidney transplant candidates in the United States are ranked according to characteristics of both the donor and the recipient. We seek the ranking policy that optimizes the efficiency–equity tradeoff among all such policies, taking into account patients’ strategic choices. Academic/practical relevance: Our approach considers a broad class of ranking policies, which provides approximations to the previously and...